Early voting in Detroit 2026 — where, when, what to bring
Early in-person voting in Detroit runs Sat Oct 24 – Sun Nov 1, 2026, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., plus Mon Nov 2 at the City Clerk’s Office and Department of Elections. Locations, ID rules, and Election Day hours from the City Clerk and Michigan SOS.
When: early in-person voting for the Tue Nov 3, 2026 general election runs Saturday Oct 24 through Sunday Nov 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, per the City of Detroit early vote center flyer. On Monday Nov 2, early voting continues only at the City Clerk’s Office and the Department of Elections, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where (City of Detroit early vote centers): City Clerk’s Office, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 106, 48226. Department of Elections, 2978 W. Grand Blvd., 48202. Adams Butzel Recreation Complex, 10500 Lyndon, 48238. Clark Park, 1130 Clark, 48209. Farwell Recreation Center, 2711 E. Outer Dr., 48234. Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Rd., 48235. WCCCD Eastern Campus, 5901 Conner, 48213. WCCCD Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Dr., 48219.
Check your site first. The Michigan Secretary of State says voters may only cast a ballot at their assigned early voting site(s). Look yours up at Michigan.gov/Vote before you go, or call the Detroit Department of Elections at 313-876-0190.
What to bring: a photo ID if you have one. The Secretary of State lists a Michigan or other-state driver’s license or state ID card, a federal, state, county, or local government photo ID, a U.S. passport, a military photo ID, a student ID from a school, or a tribal photo ID. An expired Michigan driver’s license or state ID counts; other IDs must be current (Michigan SOS, michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/vote-on-election-day). The ID does not need your address on it.
No ID, or forgot it? You can vote. Sign the Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification at the site and you get a regular ballot.
How it works at the site: fill out an application to vote, show your ID or sign the affidavit, vote your ballot, and place it into the voting machine, the same as Election Day.
Not registered, or moved? Early voting sites do not register voters, per the Secretary of State. Within 14 days of an election you register in person at your local clerk’s office with proof of where you live, through Election Day, Tue Nov 3. In Detroit that is the City Clerk’s Office, which is also an early vote center. Online registration is closed for this election.
Have an absentee ballot? The City asks you to return it by Friday Oct 30. The final deadline is 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov 3. Use an official City drop box, hand it to the Department of Elections, or mail it. Track it at Michigan.gov/Vote.
Election Day: Tuesday Nov 3, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at your assigned polling place (look it up at Michigan.gov/Vote). If you are in line by 8 p.m., stay in line; you can vote.
Heard a rumor that your site moved or a ballot won’t count? Check Michigan.gov/Vote or call the Detroit Department of Elections at 313-876-0190 before you pass it on.